Current Affairs — 29 July 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 29 Jul 2025
Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025: key provisions notified to take effect from 1 August 2025
By Gazette notification S.O. 3494(E) dated 29 July 2025, the Centre appointed 1 August 2025 as the date on which key provisions of the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 come into force.
Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam 2025 marks five years of NEP 2020
On 29 July 2025, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam 2025 in New Delhi to mark five years of NEP 2020.
Global Tiger Day 2025: India now has 58 tiger reserves; 1 lakh saplings to be planted
On 29 July 2025, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav presided over Global Tiger Day celebrations at the National Zoological Park, New Delhi.
CAQM sets up a year-round cell in SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab for paddy stubble management
On 29 July 2025, the Commission for Air Quality Management announced a dedicated cell at SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab to oversee paddy stubble management throughout the year.
Telecom subscribers reach 1,218.36 million at end-June 2025
On 29 July 2025, the Ministry of Communications released telecom subscription data as on 30 June 2025, showing 1,218.36 million total subscribers.
President appoints judges and additional judges to Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Gauhati High Courts
On 29 July 2025, the Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointment of judges and additional judges to the Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Gauhati High Courts.
DRDO conducts two consecutive Pralay missile flight-tests off Odisha
On 28 and 29 July 2025, DRDO flight-tested the Pralay missile twice from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off Odisha as part of User Evaluation Trials.
Goa Shipyard launches ICGS Atal, sixth Fast Patrol Vessel for the Coast Guard
On 29 July 2025, Goa Shipyard Limited launched ICGS Atal (Yard 1275), a Fast Patrol Vessel for the Indian Coast Guard, at Vasco-da-Gama, Goa.
CeNS Bengaluru develops low-cost electrochromic smart windows
On 29 July 2025, DST said researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bengaluru, made cost-effective smart windows using TiO2 films in place of tungsten oxide.
Ladakh's Puga valley hot springs may hold clues to the origin of life
On 29 July 2025, DST said Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences scientists observed rapid carbonate precipitation at hot springs in Puga valley, Ladakh.
Patent Office releases revised Computer Related Inventions Guidelines, 2025
On 29 July 2025, the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks released the Revised Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions, 2025.